IRB Infra Bags Rs 9,270 Cr NHAI Project

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Shares of IRB Infrastructure Developers on Monday climbed by 7 per cent on the bourses after the company bagged a package toll operate and transfer project from NHAI in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 9,270 crore.

The scrip of the company jumped 7.04 per cent to Rs 45.93 apiece on the BSE.

On the NSE, IRB Infrastructure's shares appreciated by 6.96 per cent to Rs 45.95 per piece.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 156.66 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 84,719.44 in the morning trade, while the NSE Nifty went up 37.75 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 25,947.80.


On Saturday, IRB Infrastructure Trust said it has bagged a package Toll Operate and Transfer (TOT) project from NHAI in Uttar Pradesh for an upfront consideration of Rs 9,270 crore.

The project is part of NHAI's asset monetisation programme announced earlier.

IRB Infrastructure Trust has received Letter of Award from NHAI for bundle covering 366 km of the Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur corridor on NH-27, and part of Lucknow-Varanasi corridor on NH-731, for a revenue linked concession period of 20 years, IRB Infrastructure Developers, the manager for the project said.

IRB Infrastructure Trust is the private InvIT (infrastructure investment trust) sponsored by IRB Infrastructure Developers.

As the largest integrated private toll roads and highways infrastructure developer in India, IRB has an asset base of over Rs 80,000 crore in 12 states across the parent company and two InvITs.